When and when not to Dim (digital Ballast)

[Darthvapor24]

Hi Guys,

 

Any tips of when to ramp up the dim setting on an digital ballast? I've started at 50% for seed then i was gonna ramp up to 75% when first leaves come about then 100% when i have a few branches, that sound good? what do you guys do (if any) for the first few weeks?

 

 

Also this Ballast has a Super Lux setting, anyone have an idea of what that does? it goes 50%, 75%, 100%, Super Lux

 

Cheers

 

 

400W Nanolux Digital Ballast with 400W HPS

 

http://glandorehydro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/nanolux-400w-digital-ballast-600x600.jpg

 

 

Also this Ballast has a Super Lux setting, anyone have an idea of what that does? it goes 50%, 75%, 100%, Super Lux

 

Cheers

[hydrochronic]

Got one of these too, but 600w. Super lux is 110%. Not sure on when to turn up the dimmer though, your plan sounds decent!

[Darthvapor24]

Got one of these too, but 600w. Super lux is 110%. Not sure on when to turn up the dimmer though, your plan sounds decent!

110% sounds like a good setting for flowering

[Bushwacked74]

My lumitek adjustable digital ballast goes

400 ,400sl, 600, 600sl

Which equates to

400 , 430, 600, 630

 

 

 

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[Carnage]

i would dim when the ballast is in the off mode

 

i have had a 600w digital ballast for around 5 years now and i havnt had a problem w/ it ever.

i always adjusted the voltage when the power was off.

 

had a 1000w digital ballast for 2 years same story, no problems.

 

i generally use my digital ballast at 50% when its a temporary grow/position, till I finish stting up a permanent one, then its generally 100% all the way.

 

love digital ballasts

[hydrochronic]

I been running my 600w at 75% as at 100% it's just a litle but too hot with my current setup, 75% is around 26-27C and 100% is around 30-31C (max) so I'd rather keep it a bit cooler and lose a little bit of light to maintain optimal conditions. Really been happy with the little Nanolux ballast so far, only thing is that it has a fan and so it's not totally silent, but can't hear it over the other fan noises in the room.